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Known for his fine pieces of jewelry, watches and accessories, Harry Winston is one of the most renowned de-lux artists in the world. He has now added to his Histoire de Tourbillion collection a new bespoke timepiece – the Histoire de Tourbillion 3 Watch – a watch that really gets up to his name, reflecting a time of the past.

The watch comes encased in 18-carat white gold and Zalium alloy metal and features a number of tourbillions inside its 65×46 mm case. The 50-hour power reserve and 30-meter water resistance are also to be noted. Besides these, the watch is festooned with hand-sewn black alligator leather straps and 18-carat white gold double-pin buckle.

The dial is also special and unique, with Black Opaline tones. This gadget will only be produced in 20 units, so make sure you call the company fast to get your piece of hand-worn history.

HYT represents a new concept in watchmaking — HYT stands for “Hydro Mechanical Horologists” and the brand will be dedicated to producing watches that not only contain liquid in them but use the liquid for a functional purpose.

HYT claims 7 pending patents for various aspects of the H1, further underscoring the new ground that HYT CEO Vincent Perriard is breaking with this watch.

Coming in three case styles the H1 will be available in titanium, DLC black coated titanium, and 18k red gold. The case will be 48mm wide and 18mm thick.

Of course the most notable aspect of the watch is the luminescent greenish-yellow liquid ring you see around the dial. The H1 uses the liquid to display the hours on a circular tube around the edge of the dial.

The two piston looking devices you see on the bottom of the dial are used to push and pull the liquid to show the time on the scale.

The minutes are displayed on the medium-sized sub dial set near the center-top watch, with a cool paddle-wheel style seconds hand to the left.

On the right you can see there is also a power reserve indicator (65 hours) for the manual-wind mechanical movement.

The HYT H1 watch price is $45,000 for the titanium model (the titanium DLC and red gold models with be meaningfully higher).

A new industry, meant for extremely close circles and only particular customers, is the business of Pro-Hunter. “Watch tuning” is part of their business, as the Rolex cage proves it. They have now released a new timepiece, the GMT II. Designed by Kamal Choraria, this watch has a reputable past.

It was first made for Tom Ford’s chain stores, a few years ago, under the name of Tom Ford Pro-Hunter. Thing is, the previously named director and fashion designer requested a golden Rolex. In spite of this, he seriously liked the idea, and the project got abandoned, because Tom’s lawyers decided that the project was too new and didn’t show profit at that time.

Another reputable name, Magnus Thorud, enjoyed the later design of the timepiece, and finally asked for one in August 2011. This project, the Pro-Hunter GMT Master II comprises a personally engraved back case, marked from 001 to 100, diamond-like carbon coating, the Pro-Hunter golden font, and bright gold markers on top of a black dial.

If you would like to be the happy possessor of a piece like this, get on JamesList and order one for £14,950,

How was your weekend? Hope you had a great time, enjoying the last bit of summer here in the Mediterranean or looking up the new fall collections if you ‘re somewhere up north! Things were pretty smooth here at the Mansion, and we ‘re all set for a week of bringing you the latest in everything that’s dope!

I noticed during the weekend that time goes by pretty fast when you ‘re having a good time and you need to keep track of it, so this takes us to our new Candy Story, the Chopard Mille Miglia.

The Chopard Mille Miglia is a classic piece, highly valued in the world of watches, an object of desire among collectors, yet affordable and suitable for everyday use. It’s history is tied to both the Chopard brand and the timeless Mille Miglia race, which was an open road endurance racing that made Gran Turismo sports cars like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati, BMW and Porsche famous.

So, what’s so special about this particular chronograph? Well, being a product of the Geneva-based company, it boasts exquisite craftsmanship and timeless design. Each year Chopard develops a new Mille Miglia model, the Participant pieces, ever since they decided to promote this vintage cars race in 1988. The watches have the word Participant engraved on the back. The collection also features the Special, Racing Colors, Grand Turismo, Jacky Icks, Quartz and Classic editions. Once you wear one, you instantly feel the quality. It’s very light and comfortable and features automatic winding in both directions with central oscillating weight, as well as tachymeter functions. The Classic features stainless steel casing, the classic rubber tire-like band, sapphire glass and silver dials. Titanium casing is also available in some editions, as well as stainless steel and 18K pink gold. The power reserve is an industry standard 46 hours, so no complaints there.

All in all, this is a beautiful sports watch, it’s simplicity and elegance being it’s brilliance! It’s lightweight and affordable, an everyday chronograph with a great history for everyone in the know. After all, Candy is all about quality, so this week take a pause and think of classic cars, classic time pieces and a place where everything is Candy.